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Australian swimming's fresh wave face world title test

Australian swimming's fresh wave face world title test

Swimming Australia's head coach says the Dolphins will embark on a fresh era at the world championships starting on Sunday in Singapore.

Aussie Johnson adds to gold medal haul at worlds

Aussie Johnson adds to gold medal haul at worlds

Aussie Johnson adds to gold medal haul at worlds

Aussie Johnson adds to gold medal haul at worlds

Australia's Moesha Johnson has finished third in the 3km knockout sprint at the world championships in Singapore, adding to her gold in the 10km and 5km events.

Aussie ocean swimmer shocked at worlds double gold

Aussie ocean swimmer shocked at worlds double gold

Aussie ocean swimmer shocked at worlds double gold

Aussie ocean swimmer shocked at worlds double gold

Australian ocean swimmer Moesha Johnson has won the 5km gold medal at the world titles in Singapore, following her earlier triumph over 10km.

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Johnson wins first Australian 10km world swim title

Johnson wins first Australian 10km world swim title

Moesha Johnson has won an historic gold medal and Kyle Lee claimed bronze in the 10km open water events at the world aquatics championships.

Ace swimmer comes up trumps after dealt bad hands

Ace swimmer comes up trumps after dealt bad hands

The standout swimmer at Australia's selection trials for the world championships overcame a range of health issues, then COVID ruined her Olympic debut.

Dolphins rookies urged to mine golden generation

Dolphins rookies urged to mine golden generation

Lani Pallister has broken a long-standing Commonwealth record moments before Australia named a 40-strong team for the looming world championships.

Aussie swimmers try to surface from post-Olympic blues

Aussie swimmers try to surface from post-Olympic blues

A chorus of Australia's best swimmers are voicing their struggles with the post-Olympic blues.

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Legendary coach accepts para swimmer for first time

Legendary coach accepts para swimmer for first time

Legendary coach accepts para swimmer for first time

Legendary coach accepts para swimmer for first time

Australia's world-renowned swim coach Dean Boxall has accepted a para athlete into his squad for the first time.

Olympic golden girl surfaces from dark hole

Olympic golden girl surfaces from dark hole

Olympic golden girl surfaces from dark hole

Olympic golden girl surfaces from dark hole

An Australian swim star has surfaced from a "dark place" to post a world-best time this year at Australia's selection trials for the world championships.

Aussie swim legend cashing in on fresh feelings

Aussie swim legend cashing in on fresh feelings

Aussie swim legend cashing in on fresh feelings

Aussie swim legend cashing in on fresh feelings

The biggest fish of Australian swimming has never been happier or healthier and says the reasons are two-fold.

Swim king Chalmers plans to feast while he can

Swim king Chalmers plans to feast while he can

Swim king Chalmers plans to feast while he can

Swim king Chalmers plans to feast while he can

Two big guns differed in reaction to their latest swims while an Australian record of Ariarne Titmus was broken at the selection trials for the world titles.

The Professor with golden touch plots more swim success

The Professor with golden touch plots more swim success

The Professor with golden touch plots more swim success

The Professor with golden touch plots more swim success

Australia's Olympic freestyle champion Cam McEvoy is a physics and maths nerd who explains his swimming success with a bell curve.

Olympic swim champ issues blunt warning to rivals

Olympic swim champ issues blunt warning to rivals

Olympic swim champ issues blunt warning to rivals

Olympic swim champ issues blunt warning to rivals

One Australian Olympic gold medallist has delivered a blunt warning to his swimming rivals, while another admits her plan to have fun isn't yet working.

Mind over matter for rejuvenated Australian swim star

Mind over matter for rejuvenated Australian swim star

Mind over matter for rejuvenated Australian swim star

Mind over matter for rejuvenated Australian swim star

After once considering psychological help a sign of weakness, it's now a strength for an Aussie swimmer on the rebound from a disappointing Paris Olympics.

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Schoolgirl surfaces as future of Australian swimming

A 16-year-old schoolgirl who initially wanted to be a water polo player has earnt selection on Australia's swim team for the world championships.

We were lost souls after Olympic fish-bowl: swim aces

Two of Australia's swimming golden girls admit to suffering severe lows after their highs at the Paris Olympics.

Swim star says DQ blunder will add to mental toughness

A golden girl of Australian swimming says her mental toughness will be boosted by being disqualified, then reinstated, at a race at trials for the world titles.

Australia's swim coach predicts changing of the guard

Swimming Australia's head coach expects a changing of the guard in some events at the nation's selection meet for the looming world championships.

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Drug-friendly games enticing, but not for me: Chalmers

One of Australia's biggest sports stars hopes the drug-friendly Enhanced Games will prompt a prize money increase for swimmers.

Aussie swim star says risky gamble will reap rewards

Australian swim star Kyle Chalmers is shocked by the results of changing the training program that has propelled him to greatness in the pool.

Australia's Enhanced Games duo face global swim bans

World Aquatics has an Australian pair in its crosshairs after passing a new law giving it power to ban anyone associated with the drug-friendly Enhanced Games.

Boy's drowning adds to 'most horrific' Easter toll

Seven people have died in coastal drownings over the Easter long weekend as beachgoers take advantage of unseasonally warm weather in popular regions.

Mum's the word as Australian swim stalwart retires

Dual Olympian Madison Wilson says she's retiring from swimming, backtracking on plans to return to the pool after the birth of her first child last year.

Water safety pioneer, master swim coach makes a splash

Water safety pioneer and master swim coach Laurie Lawrence is among a batch of sporting luminaries feted in the Australia Day Honours list.

Master Aussie swim coach Bohl takes job in China

Renowned Australian swim coach Michael Bohl has taken a job in China, reversing a decision to take a lengthy break from the sport.

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